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[stayb100ponyboy]

Characters: Equius Zahhak and Gamzee Makara
Location: The Hive of Inappropriate Touching and Hugs, now featuring a Darkleer's fist-shaped stained glass window!
Time: After this thread
Style: STRONG
Status: Closed

[As requested, Equius slinks off to find Gamzee. That was a pretty embarrassing confession he just vomited out, and he really just wants to go out in the backyard and brood with the chocobos for awhile. Buuuuuut then he'd just have to talk about it later.]

[His life is suffering.]

[He finds Gamzee in their room, and stands in the doorway, leaning against the doorframe and looking nervous and impossibly uncomfortable. Also sweaty.]

Hey.

Comments

[420]

If ya wanna. Don't be sore if you can't though. It just kinda fuckin' all gets like that.

[He motions his hand a little to indicate 'like that'. It does tend to get a huge mess. And it hasn't exactly been cut since... wow, when had he arrived here again?]

[stayb100ponyboy]

Okay.

[Equius gets a brush out of his sylladex and, without letting Gamzee get away or stop being close to him, plucks one curl out of the mass and starts gently, carefully working out the tangles, using his fingers on the larger snarls and the brush on the smaller ones. Once he's got one curl done to his satisfaction, he starts on another one, working his way slowly and dreamily through Gamzee's hair.]

[420]

[Gamzee is absolutely in no mind to get away. Rather he melts almost bonelessly against Equius, his eyes sliding shut on a content note as he leans against him. He doesn't even twitch when Equius occasionally tugs a bit too hard. Nope, he is more than happy to just lay there and let his hair be pampered. This is incredible.]

[stayb100ponyboy]

[This is incredible; Gamzee pressed so close and loose against him, unafraid, and him slowly working out all the tangles and knots in his thick, wild hair. The more he gets brushed out, the longer he realizes it is. Equius is used to seeing Gamzee with his shaggy hair down over his collar, but this is falling to the middle of his back, once it's laying flat and smooth.]

When's the last time you had this cut?

[420]

Uuuh.

[That... is enough answer, isn't it? To be honest, the last time it was cut was back when the Ol' Goat had still been alive, and he had indicated it was time for a hair cut by chomping down --carefully of course-- on the ends of Gamzee's hair.

After which Gamzee has proceeded to cut his hair shorter, using only a mirror and some scissors. Funny enough, but there weren't a lot of barbers on empty beaches.]

can Equius get it brushed out completely and then braid it for him?

[stayb100ponyboy]

I think it might be time for a cut, Gamzee.

[Not that Equius really minds one way or another; he'd think Gamzee was ridiculously handsome either way. He also thinks, glancing down as he attacks another tangled curl, that with his hair brushed out and laying flat, that Gamzee looks a lot older, more mature and distiguished.]

He can certainly try. Might be too uneven for one.

[420]

[We can't have that! Gamzee'd give people the wrong impression. Making them think he is capable of things.]

Aight, if that be all what you say so.

okay, he'll put the longer parts in a ponytail then

[stayb100ponyboy]

We can go do that later.

[Maybe Equius can call his new friend acquaintance Hajime and ask him to do it. Then again, Hajime would probably be too horrified at the state of Gamzee's hair to do a good job.]

[Equius gets the last few curls brushed out, then gathers the longest bits and pulls them in a careful, neat ponytail at the nape of Gamzee's neck, using an elastic from his sylladex.]

There you go. It's almost as long as mine when it's brushed out.

[His fussing done, he puts his arms around Gamzee and gets back to cuddling him.]

most handsome matesprits

[420]

[Gamzee purrs, tucking his head contently against Equius' shoulder. He tightens one arm around his waist, reaching up to finger his hair curiously.]

Ain't even all got my realizing on for how long it fuckin' got.

[stayb100ponyboy]

Yeah, that happens sometimes.

[Equius tries to capture Gamzee's hand and intertwine their fingers, not-so-secretly thrilled that they're able to do that.]

[420]

[Gamzee twines their fingers, squeezing Equius' hand as he leans against him, his eyes soft.]

Used to be like that my ol' goat would get on my fuckin' husk if it were too long.

[stayb100ponyboy]

Mmmmmm...

[Equius makes a noncommital humming noise, biting back his real opinions of Gamzee's goat. It's incredibly rude to insult another troll's lusus.]

Maybe you could teach your robogoat to remind you? Or ask Darkleer. Darkleer said I can call him Dadleer when we're at home.

[... whoops.]

[420]

[It is an opinion Gamzee occasionally shares, but lets not delve into that dark hole of angst.

Gamzee blinks, tilting his head to stare up at him.]

Really?

[stayb100ponyboy]

Really.

[Equius is flushing, just a little, at having admitted that.]

Maybe... you could ask him if you can too? I don't think he would mind.

[420]

Maybe, yeah.

[Gamzee settles back against him again, eyes on the clasped hands, squeezing him back slightly.]

He's a good motherfucker.

[stayb100ponyboy]

He really is. I loved Aurthor, but I think Darkleer is what having a human dad must be like.

[Stupid embarrassing confessions!]

/SHOVES SOME MORE ANGST AT THIS

[420]

Hahah yeah. He's real fuckin' aces.

[He laughs.]

All like my Goat what I fuckin' hate him sometimes.

[Gamzee's jaws shut with an audible click, what good humour had been on his face instantly gone.]

ALWAYS MORE ANGST

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Equius doesn't answer right away, instead choosing to hold Gamzee tightly for a few moments, stroking his hair with his free hand.]

Yeah?

[There's no condemnation in that question, no aggression; just a simple response, indicating that if Gamzee wants to talk more, Equius will listen, but if he doesn't, that's okay too.]

I GOTTA PUT IT SOMEWHERE

[420]

[Gamzee's fingers knot, and he doesn't look at Equius, though he isn't pulling away either.]

Shouldn't have told that.

HERE IS A GOOD PLACE

[stayb100ponyboy]

[Equius squeezes Gamzee's hand in a way that he hopes is reassuring.]

Want to talk about it?

[420]

No. I ain't supposed to fuckin' feel harsh with him. That ain't right.

[stayb100ponyboy]

Okay.

[Equius keeps his arms around Gamzee and their hands pressed together. If Gamzee doesn't want to talk about it, he's not going to push him.]

[420]

It... it ain't up and right to feel shitty at a motherfucker for something they can't all fuckin' help, right?

[stayb100ponyboy]

You feel how you feel. Doesn't change whether it's right or not.

[420]

I were just fuckin' fine without him. Motherfucker didn't all up and leave cause he were digging it. Feeling sad about that shit just ain't gonna do no motherfuckin' good.